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[N.Grim]

No bloated action. No distracting background or scenery. No edgy monsters crawling everywhere. Just our hero standing calm, reflecting on his mission ahead and ready to kick ass. You can just see the determination on his face in the visor.

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[SomedayTheFire]

At some point you can only count ones that have nothing but the logo which is quite boring.

Sure, but that doesn't make these box arts minimalist.

 

[cj_iwakura]

At some point you can only count ones that have nothing but the logo which is quite boring.

I really love how the FF covers do it. For me, it means just the logo and maybe one striking image, i.e. FSR's backdrop or the Demi-Fiend's close up.

 

[Servbot24]

At some point you can only count ones that have nothing but the logo which is quite boring.

Not true at all, those elements need to be used in creative ways such as the Resistance 3 or Resident Evil 4 covers.

 

[Stairouais]

Also

 

[SomedayTheFire]

Also

They're cool as fuck

 

[Spring-Loaded]

Was it Olly Moss who did this?

if only they could've fucked off with all those dumb ass logos, though.

At least I know the German version had a reversible cover without any logos.

Some might say it's the reverse

 

[Servbot24]

Also

See now these are fantastic.

 

[CyberPunked]

Was it Olly Moss who did this?

if only they could've fucked off with all those dumb ass logos, though.

At least I know the German version had a reversible cover without any logos.

Made a mistake, see below.

 

[TheMoon]

Not true at all, those elements need to be used in creative ways such as the Resistance 3 or Resident Evil 4 covers.

Speaking of which:

Always vastly preferred these over the butt ugly US covers. Though the mansion entrance shot on RE1's box is still better than this fairly unspectacular image of blood spatter.

 

[HylianHero12]

Fairly minimal by today's standards.

*EDIT* it also has this super awesome, minimal reversible cover:

I just noticed that Mario's shadow is the Tanooki suit.

 

[Snake017]

Dat giraffe!

 

[JumpCancel]

Came for European RE4 box art, left satisfied.

Spoiler

So many box covers that are not minimal.

 

[Maxey]

It wasn't actually Olly Moss, but they did rip off his style. He wrote about it somewhere, saying that he was a fan of the series and would have just done an original one if they'd asked.

Oh, lame. I really thought it was him. Oh well, it's still really sweet art.

 

[mao2]

Just remembered the Namco Museum series for PlayStation. Picture isn't mine BTW.

 

[SxP]

It wasn't actually Olly Moss, but they did rip off his style. He wrote about it somewhere, saying that he was a fan of the series and would have just done an original one if they'd asked.

If it was a rip off, why is it featured on his official website?

 

[Tertullian]

Also

Some really broad definitions of minimalism in this thread. These are more like what I picture when I think minimalism.

 

[MetalSlug]

I prefer the Wii box, but both are better than their US versions.

 

[CecilRousso]

 

[mao2]

Also

These are great.

 

[Fantastapotamus]

I love it

 

[Pungza]

 

[CyberPunked]

If it was a rip off, why is it featured on his official website?

Yeah you're right. It was actually the reversible BL2 cover that he was ripped off for: http://www.geek.com/games/gearbox-o...opying-his-art-for-borderlands-2-box-1517983/

 

[Joqu]

I really love the EarthBound / Mother series's japanese box arts. Very classy.

Look at how well that manual and cartridge complement the box! Hngh.

 

[Shig]

A couple of standouts:

I especially like the restraint on the spine and back of the GT4 one. It's easy to make a minimalist cover and then bog down the other parts with the same ol' design excesses.

 

[robotnik]

I like this one

 

[Sioul]

Bioshock Infinite reverse cover art.

 

[Renpatsu]

Some really broad definitions of minimalism in this thread. These are more like what I picture when I think minimalism.

In general most folks quite simply won't be knowledgeable on minimalist design. Par the course for most artistic movements.

 

[Joqu]

I like this one

That's project setsuna right? Didn't know that one's getting a retail release in Japan. It's gorgeous.

 

[DiipuSurotu]

Also

I have no idea what those games are and the covers tell me nothing about them.

 

[Bedameister]

I really liked this one, also it's paper back yay

 

[Deleted member 144138]

Great cover

Also

 

[santi_yo]

"Minimalist"

 

[Carl]

If it was a rip off, why is it featured on his official website?

Also the Playstation Blog post that revealed the cover states it was designed by Olly

To create this new look, we partnered with Olly Moss, a talented British artist, to create a bold vision of the Resistance 3 box art for both the North American and European territories.

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011...evealed-demo-with-battle-los-angeles-blu-ray/

 

[Mexen]

Gimme dat minimalistic definition

 

[mneuro]

PAL Final Fantasy for sure, the american ones are terrible.

And yeah, half the covers in this thread are not minimalistic at all lol.

I was thinking this same thing. Minimalist does not mean "lots going on but a limited color pallet".

 

[cj_iwakura]

I have no idea what those games are and the covers tell me nothing about them.

Pretty sure they're sound simulators.

 

[aygomyownroad]

Final Fantasy thread.

I got the FFx and X2 remake on PS 4. World's worst box cover. They should have had the X symbol on top half and X2 on bottom

But FF covers are usually excellent

 

[dracula_x]

Silent Hill 2 PAL

so good. Still impressed that SCEA decided to go with it. An advantage of not selling it in stores I guess

SCEE on the other hand..

It's even worse in Russia/CIS countries.

 

[Marcus]

80% of the people here need to read this.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimalism_(visual_arts)

 

[Liamario]

80% of the people here need to read this.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimalism_(visual_arts)

I was thinking the same thing. Clearly people don't know what the hell they're talking about when someone says minimalist box art.

 

[CreatureX3]

Also

Perfection!

 

[JaseMath]

It's companion pieces, though not "minimalist", are very nice as well.

80% of the people here need to read this.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimalism_(visual_arts)

Haha...right? Most of these posts are nowhere near minimalistic.

 

[fhqwhgads]

Lot of angry art students in this thread

 

[Liamario]

Lot of angry art students in this thread

Not an art student. Most of the box arts in this thread for minimalist box arts aren't minimalist. Should we just go ahead and allow all box arts?

 

[kitchenmotors]

Lot of angry art students in this thread

No, I'm not an art student and even I can tell the majority of stuff in here is not minimalist art.

 

[Spring-Loaded]

80% of the people here need to read this.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimalism_(visual_arts)

I agree, but if you're going to call them out, quote all the ones that don't count as minimalist and actually let them know. Maybe post some examples while you're at it.

 

[Eidan]

Lot of angry art students in this thread

I'm not an art student, and even I know most of the shit here isn't minimalist. Seems like some think something is minimalist just if there isn't a background image.

 

[EVO]

I've always had a soft spot for the Master System cover aesthetic. Dated as fuck, but it really ties the library together.

 

[TheMoon]

I was thinking the same thing. Clearly people don't know what the hell they're talking about when someone says minimalist box art.

It's also clearly not what the OP was asking for if you look at the examples provided. A better choice would've been "minimalistic" box arts to remove the shackles of this very specific art term.